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FeliciaSwindells
Abstract
ThisNoteanalyzestheUnitedNations’useofsanctionsinHaititodrawlessonsforthefuture useofsanctionsandarguesthatthereisaninherenttensionintheCharterbetweenmeasures calledforunderArticle41andtheUnitedNations’obligationsunderArticle55.PartIofthis NotepresentsthebackgroundandthelegalbasesforU.N.sanctions.PartIalsodiscussesthe adoptionofmeasurestosolveHaiti’scrisisoutsideofandwithintheChapterVIIframeworkof theU.N.Charter.PartIIexaminesthedebatesurroundingtheuseofsanctionstosolveHaiti’s crisis.PartIIIarguesthattheU.N.imposedsanctionsunderminedtheorganization’smandate topromoteHaiti’seconomicandsocialdevelopmentpursuanttoArticle55oftheCharter.Part IIIalsosuggeststhatduetothelackofenforcementalternativesavailabletotheUnitedNations tomaintaininternationalpeaceandsecurity,theUnitedNationsneedstoimproveitsprocedural mechanismsfortheimplementationandmonitoringofsanctions.ThisNoteconcludesthat,while sanctionsareviablepolicytools,theUnitedNationsmustapplythesanctionswithinthelimitsset outinArticle55oftheU.N.Charter.
